distortion

新闻报道中的这种歪曲事实的做法严重误导了公众。

The media's ___distortion of the facts seriously misled the public.

这段录音的失真让人很难听清楚他在说什么。

The ___distortion in this recording makes it hard to understand what he's saying.

电话里的声音失真严重，我听不清他在说什么。

The voice on the phone had so much ___distortion that I couldn't understand what he was saying.